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Sports and Adventure
Nepalese Army and Sports The development of sports in Nepal is not an old phenomenon. It was only after the establishment of Nepal Amateur Athletics Association (NAAA) in 1954, that Nepal put a foothold in world sports. The Nepalese Army has been the main contributor to the development of sports in Nepal. In fact, the sporting history of Nepal reads like the sporting history of the NA. The NA has been the key organization to produce world class athletes to represent Nepal in various international arenas. With the aim of selecting athletes to represent Nepal in the international arena in order to establish a presence in world sports, the NAAA launched the first track and field meet in 1951 in which the Nepalese Army achieved a grand success. Since then the Nepalese Army has never turned back and has produced large numbers of world class athletes to represent Nepal. Gajraj Joshi of the Nepalese Army was the
first Nepalese athlete to participate in an international event.
In 1951, he took part in Asian Games at New Delhi. Similarly
the first two Nepalese Olympians, Ganga Bahadur Thapa and Bhupendra
Silwal, who participated in the 18th Olympic games held in Japan
in 1964, were both from the Nepalese Army. The first international
medal for Nepal was won by a Nepalese Army athlete, Jeet Bahadur
KC. Listed below are some of the important contributions that
the Nepalese Army has made in the the various fields of sports. No description of the Nepalese Army in sports can be completed without mentioning of the Tribhuvan Club. The Tribhuvan Club is an all Army sports club that has been participating in various sports very successfully. The Nepalese Army has not only developed world class athletes but after establishment of the Tribhuvan Club, it has also produced large number of national players to represent the country in sports like athletics, football, basketball, volleyball and Boxing. All these achievements demonstrate the Nepalese Army's commitment towards Nepalese sports.
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